Jonathan Haggerty wants to find out firsthand just how much power Nong-O Hama possesses.
Fortunately for fight fans, and perhaps not so much for Haggerty himself, ‘The General’ won’t have to wait much longer, as he’s scheduled to enter the Circle next Friday night at ONE Fight Night 9 on Prime. Video. Haggerty will be attempting to capture his second ONE world title, this time in the bantamweight division, as he hopes to achieve what no man has achieved under the ONE Championship banner.
Before attempting to dethrone the reigning ONE Muay Thai Bantamweight World Champion, Jonathan Haggerty spoke to ONE Championship about his ONE Fight Night 9 headlining:
“I’m excited to see how much power he really has,” Haggerty said. “You know, I’ve seen him knock people out and I’m intrigued to see if he can hurt me or not. But other than that, I’m excited overall for the whole event and just being there right now.”
‘The General’ is no stranger to being in the spotlight. In addition to his run as ONE World Champion, Jonathan Haggerty has gone toe-to-toe with some of the best strikers in all of combat sports, including Joseph Lasiri, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao and ‘The Iron Man’ Rodtang Jitmuangnon. However, Nong-O Hama is a completely different monster.
10-0 since signing with the promotion in 2018, Nong-O already has the distinction of being an eight-time ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion. Fending off elite challengers left and right, the Thai superstar has only gotten better with time.
Nong-O Hama has scored an incredible five consecutive knockouts inside the Circle, with those victories against some of the most dangerous men in Muay Thai, including Saemapetch Fairtex, Liam ‘The Hitman’ Harrison and Alaverdi Ramazanov. He will seek to maintain the streak against ‘El General’ next Friday night.
Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America can watch ONE Fight Night 9 live for free on April 21.